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Boy Hidden in an Egg Poster

David Hockney

Dovehouse Contemporary United Arab Emirates

Artwork details

Artist

David Hockney

Title

Boy Hidden in an Egg Poster

Description

Boy Hidden in an Egg poster

By David Hockney

The etching reproduced on this poster is The Boy Hidden in an Egg by David Hockney from his Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, 1969. The poster was first printed for an exhibition at Galerie Der Speigel, Cologne, and then reprinted by Petersburg Press in 1981.

Approximate dimensions: 33 x 24 in / 83.8 x 61cm

David Hockney's Boy Hidden in an Egg Poster presents a quietly surreal scene in finely worked black and grey. A large, speckled egg encloses the outline of a figure, while a small bird stands beside it on loosely drawn ground. The contrast between the dense oval form and the surrounding pale space gives the image a compelling stillness, echoing the strange logic of a fairy tale.

All works are supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Dovehouse Contemporary.

Date

1981

Medium

Lithograph

Edition

N/A

Signature

Unsigned

Sheet

33 x 24 inches

Status

Available

Price

Price on request

The Artist

David Hockney

Born in Bradford England on the 9th July 1937 David Hockney was interested in art from a very early age, and was an admirer of Fragonard, Picasso and Matisse. The fifth of six children his parents encouraged his artistic experimentation. He went to the Bradford College of Art 1953-57. To fulfil his national service, he worked in hospitals as he was a conscientious objector to war. Then in 1959 he was accepted into the Royal College of Art, Graduate school in London.